Ballophilus giganteus is a species of centipede in the genus Ballophilus. It is found in Ivory Coast.[1] This species is dark brown. The original description of this species is based on seven males specimens ranging from 51 mm to 67 mm in length with 75 to 87 pairs of legs and four female specimens ranging from 63 mm to 75 mm in length with 79 to 91 leg pairs.[2]

Ballophilus giganteus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Chilopoda
Order: Geophilomorpha
Family: Ballophilidae
Genus: Ballophilus
Species:
B. giganteus
Binomial name
Ballophilus giganteus
Demange, 1963

References

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  1. ^ "Catalogue of Life - 2011 Annual Checklist :: Species details".
  2. ^ Demange, J.-M. (1963). "Chilopoda: La Réserve Naturelle Integrale du Mont Nimba". Mémoires de l'Institut Français d'Afrique Noire (in French). 66 (5): 41-118 [68].